Press cage comprising wall plates and coupler parts

Abstract

A press cage includes first and second wall plates, the first wall plate being orthogonal with respect to the second wall plate, the first wall plate including a machined indentation located on a face of the first wall plate, and the second wall plate including a machined indentation located on a face of the second wall plate, the machined indentations of the first and second wall plates being adjacent to one another. A coupler assembly includes coupler parts that are locked together, a first coupler part of the coupler parts fixed to the machined indentation of the first wall plate, and a second coupler part of the coupler parts fixed to the machined indentation of the second wall plate.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A press cage comprising:
 first and second wall plates, the first wall plate being orthogonal with respect to the second wall plate, the first wall plate comprising a machined indentation located on a face of the first wall plate, and the second wall plate comprising a machined indentation located on a face of the second wall plate, the machined indentations of the first and second wall plates being adjacent to one another; and   a coupler assembly comprising coupler parts that are locked together, a first coupler part of the coupler parts fixed to the machined indentation of the first wall plate, and a second coupler part of the coupler parts fixed to the machined indentation of the second wall plate.   
     
     
         2 . The press cage of  claim 1 , wherein the coupler parts are identical. 
     
     
         3 . The press cage of  claim 1 , wherein the coupler assembly is to couple the first and second wall plates that are adjacent and orthogonal to one another. 
     
     
         4 . The press cage of  claim 1 , further comprising a third wall plate, wherein the coupler assembly is to couple the first, second, and third wall plates that are adjacent and orthogonal to one another. 
     
     
         5 . The press cage of  claim 4 , wherein the coupler assembly further comprises a third coupler part locked to the first and second coupler parts, the third coupler part fixed to a machined indentation on a face of the third wall plate. 
     
     
         6 . The press cage of  claim 1 , wherein each respective coupler part of the coupler parts includes a bore for accommodating a screw to fix the respective coupler part to the machined indentation of a respective wall plate of the first and second wall plates. 
     
     
         7 . The press cage of  claim 6 , wherein a bore extends between internally facing facets of the coupler parts to accommodate a locking screw. 
     
     
         8 . The press cage of  claim 7 , wherein the coupler parts comprise respective flanges provided on respective different sides of the bore, and the press cage further comprises a fastening ring placed over the flanges. 
     
     
         9 . The press cage of  claim 1 , wherein machined indentations are placed opposingly on both sides of each wall plate of the wall plates. 
     
     
         10 . The press cage of  claim 1 , wherein each of the coupler parts comprises:
 an outer facet to contact the machined indentation of a respective wall plate of the first and second wall plates, the outer facet including a first member to engage a second member of the machined indentation of the respective wall plate, the first member including a protrusion to engage a groove of the second member,   the outer facet of one of the coupler parts being orthogonal to the outer facet of another one of the coupler parts, and the coupler parts having adjacent internally facing facets, wherein the coupler parts are identical, wherein a bore extends between the internally facing facets of the coupler parts, and   the press cage further comprises a locking mechanism comprising a locking screw extending through the bore to lock the coupler parts together.   
     
     
         11 . The press cage of  claim 10 , wherein the internally facing facet of the first coupler part is angled with respect to the outer facet of the first coupler part, and the internally facing facet of the second coupler part is angled with respect to the outer facet of the second coupler part. 
     
     
         12 . The press cage of  claim 11 , wherein the internally facing facet of the first coupler part is at a 45° angle with respect to the outer facet of the first coupler part, and the internally facing facet of the second coupler part is at a 45° angle with respect to the outer facet of the second coupler part. 
     
     
         13 . The press cage of  claim 1 , wherein the coupler parts are made of metal. 
     
     
         14 . A method of forming a press cage, comprising:
 arranging a first wall plate to be orthogonal with respect to a second wall plate, the first wall plate comprising a machined indentation located on a face of the first wall plate, and the second wall plate comprising a machined indentation located on a face of the second wall plate, the machined indentations of the first and second wall plates being adjacent to one another; and   coupling, by a coupler assembly comprising coupler parts that are locked together, the first and second wall plates together, a first coupler part of the coupler parts fixed to the machined indentation of the first wall plate, and a second coupler part of the coupler parts fixed to the machined indentation of the second wall plate.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the coupler parts are identical. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising coupling, by the coupler assembly, a third wall plate to the first and second wall plates, the first, second, and third wall plates being adjacent and orthogonal to one another. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the coupler assembly further comprises a third coupler part locked to the first and second coupler parts, the third coupler part fixed to a machined indentation on a face of the third wall plate. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising providing a bore in each respective coupler part of the coupler parts for accommodating a screw to fix the respective coupler part to the machined indentation of a respective wall plate of the first and second wall plates. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein each of the coupler parts comprises:
 an outer facet to contact the machined indentation of a respective wall plate of the first and second wall plates, the outer facet including a first member to engage a second member of the machined indentation of the respective wall plate, the first member including a protrusion to engage a groove of the second member,   the outer facet of one of the coupler parts being orthogonal to the outer facet of another one of the coupler parts, and the coupler parts having adjacent internally facing facets, wherein the coupler parts are identical, wherein a bore extends between the internally facing facets of the coupler parts, and   the method further comprising extending a locking screw through the bore to lock the coupler parts together.   
     
     
         20 . The press cage of  claim 19 , wherein the internally facing facet of the first coupler part is angled with respect to the outer facet of the first coupler part, and the internally facing facet of the second coupler part is angled with respect to the outer facet of the second coupler part.